The Paradox of Pakistan

Day 2,742, 05:42 Published in India Croatia by Anubis.3

By Harsha jayanthi

Hello everyone!

Summer's here, and in a big way. Everywhere the eye turns, there are rows of trees laden with their cargo of golden mangoes, corner-stalls filled with bulbous watermelons, forbidden sweetmeats and the occasional fortuneteller parakeet. In the milder evening, the streets are filled with rampaging children, relieved dogs and lost politicians. It's a time of holidays, high electricity bills and pickles.

In the eWorld, the summer started on a sedate note for the Indians. Bulgaria had landed sometime ago and the country lay divided between their hands and the ubiquitous Croats. Thais still held on to a small chunk of the country, like a benign tumor. Regions were released for congress and given back, wars were fought elsewhere. In short, it was a time of peace.

A new sequence of events was set in motion, when Poland made the decision to airstrike India. For the Poles, it was a chance at fun, the potential prize – 17 Indian regions wasn't too bad either.



In the above map, red represents Poland. The Poles, as is well known is an ally of Serbia, a country which has a less than sterling reputation on the world stage. Within four days, Chile responded to the new threat, initiating an airstrike of their own and managed to extricate the Poles after a relatively short war.



The final positions after this war is shown above. Thailand still hangs on, mostly on virtue of a MPP with Croatia. Chile maintains a staid presence, acquiescing to India's request for AP during congress. The real interest lay to the north. After months of hibernation, prayers and power cuts, Pakistan had finally put together an army and arrived. With that, my readers – the paradox begins.

According to the Pakistani president, the attack was “a part of a wider coordinated effort“. While it's tempting to think of Pakistan having spent all these months hunched over charts and in intense and protracted conversations with Poland, the situation suggests otherwise. Poland attacked, Chile attacked and Pakistan took one look at the map and declared war.

The truth becomes even more damning, with the knowledge that Pakistan was engaged in NAP discussions with the Indian government at the time of the airstrikes. Reportedly, the Pakistani dictator, Strywgr made some “positive steps” towards building better relations with India. The Indian side responded in kind; despite some reservations in sections of congress it was decided to give it a chance. Although, no actual NAP was signed, it is disappointing that Pakistan acted in this fashion.

This throws up several questions about the Pakistani leadership. Was there a difference of opinion between the dictator and the president of Pakistan on this issue? , Was the president aware of the ongoing negotiations?, Or, did Pakistan, sensing a greater opportunity decide to simply ditch the negotiations?



After the attacks, the Pakistan president went on record, putting all the blame on the Indian side's “untrustworthiness” as reasons for calling off the discussions. This is ludicrous at best and exposes a very poor understanding of statecraft. Diplomacy, in general is forward-looking, focused on the future. There are no permanent enemies or friends when it comes to relations with other countries.

Interestingly, in Pakistan's view, India is the exception. Now, if you happen to be friends with Pakistanis, it is easy to sense the strong brotherhood prevalent. They are capable of strong, unexpected acts of kindness to total strangers as well. It's interesting to see these same people capable of intense and undying hate towards people they perceive as enemies.

If India was placed on the opposite side of the world in this game, Pakistan would not let go – they will place themselves on the opposite side in all wars India was involved in. We will have airstrikes every month; Pakistan will, by some means or other make war with India. If by some fickle fantasy of Plato, India disappeared from the map tomorrow, the state of Pakistan would lose it's purpose.



Quite simply, Pakistan holds a national obbession with India. Despite their smaller size, Pakistan has always done everything to stay ahead, to stay competitive. In most cases, they have succeeded. This altitude is reminiscent of the famous bloody-mindness of the Joker, which made him such a great adversary. Perhaps, it is time we learnt something from our neighbors.